Effect of hydrostatic pressure on submicrocrack formation in oriented polymers

Authors :: A. I. Slutsker
A. A. Dzenis
S. B. Ainbinder
K. I. Alksne
V. I. Betekhtin
L. S. Zborzhil
A. I. Petrov
Source :: Polymer Mechanics. 7:817-820
Publication Year :: 1974
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 1974.
Abstract: Small-angle x-ray scattering has been used to obtain a quantitative estimate of the concentration and size of the submicrocracks in Kapron and polypropylene equally extended at 1 and 1500 atm. Direct evidence of the retarding effect of pressure on fracture development has been obtained.